Thanks so much senorvoce! I've walked by the Uptown Theatre in Chicago dozens of times and always wondered what it looked like inside nowadays . Just incredible.
Thank God the Uptown is still standing. I was in it a few times & it is eye popping
The initial picture on the link is the Loews Kings in Brooklyn. It was one of the 5 Loews Wonder Theaters. It has sat abandoned & rotting away for 3 decades. It is unbeliveably being renovated. If they can bring it back, it would be astounding. Over 4 000 seats and most of them in the orchestra
Here is a list of the of the more ornate ones lost to progress:
Chicago
Paradise Granada United Artists Belmont Southtown Marbro Nortown
Philadelphia
Mastbaum - Over 4000 seats
NY
Paramount Capitol Loews 72 St Roxy Triboro Brooklyn Fox
San Francisco
FOX - An example of civic vandalism of the highest order
Cincinnati
RKO Albee
Minneapolis
Minnesota - Over 4000 seats
Detroit
Michigan Theater (They did save the Fox however)
St Louis
Ambassador Theater - (Again they saved the Fox here)